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Lucia took a deep breath and turned to look at Emma who was beside her. “This really has nothing to do with Mr. Adams.” Emma sighed. “Then you need to find a way to explain. After all, everyone now thinks you’re head over heels in love with Mr. Adams to the point of badgering him.”

Explain? No one would listen even if she tried to explain.

“Ding-dong.” The door of the lift opened. Lucia and Emma stepped out side by side and walked to the front door.

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Suddenly, a man came up towards them. “Lucia!”

Lucia turned to see that it was Baron, a male colleague from the finance depart­ment.

“Baron, you just got off work too?”

Baron smiled at her and nodded. “What a coincidence.”

He paused, said hello to Emma, and then looked back at Lucia. ’’Where are you going? Do you want me to take

you home?”

A little uncomfortable with Barons enthusiasm and attention, Lucia reached out to hook her arm around Emma’s and declined with a smile. “I’ve got a dinner date with Emma.”

At that, Baron smiled and scratched his head. “Well then, you two go for dinner and I’ll take you home next time when I get a chance.”

“Okay, bye.”

After saying goodbye to Baron, Lucia pulled Emma with her and left the lobby of the company quickly.

can see that Baron likes you! And I think he’s nice. Why do you keep rejecting

had mixed feelings. She looked down at the wedding ring on her finger

to Emma.

hand, “Actually, I do have an idea that

asked promptly, “What is

right? If you

those

at the same time. “To prove that I’m not interested in Mr. Adams, I should get closer to another man. Is that what you mean?” Emma nodded. “Yes. When the time comes, you can explain and those rumors will be gone.” Lucia hesitated. “But wouldn’t that be taking advantage of

She

about it,

company would die down within these days, only to find that they were getting worse instead of dying down. Wherever she went now, everyone was looking at her with suspicion, judgment, and sarcasm, which were like a huge mountain weighing

Chapter 028

would surely hear about all this when he came back

wit’s end when she suddenly thought of what Emma had said to her

in showbiz. To squash one

attention to her and Baron so that August would not be affected. Having made up her mind, she summoned up the courage and went to see Baron, but her courage failed her when she arrived at the

she should go inside, someone came out and, coin­cidentally, it

in his hand, Baron seemed to be on his way

are you doing here, Lucia? Are you

begin with the words she had already prepared. Baron smiled patiently at her.

“I’m.. here

felt extremely

“I have time tonight.

without

of those pictures, Lucia had become known in the company and everyone recognized her now. As a result, when they saw her with another man, they couldn’t help giving her a few extra

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